Then came November...

There was still a little color left in the trees and a few clear COLD days. We enjoyed the benefit of some sunshine and took the opportunity for a chilly day at the park to break up the monotony of day after day cooped up inside.

Sometimes everybody just does their thing and has fun...

...and somtimes they get their imaginations going, and thats even more fun!

Run, we're late for the bus!

The happy Bus driver!

Exit the bus with some drama!And climb aboard again!

Then mix it up and climb UP the slide and DOWN the steps...

The happy passenger!

Time to pick up another passenger!

Also a happy passenger!

And the time to take home little chilly noses and toeses always comes "too soon" for them. :)
We say goodbye to cousin Lala and Aunt Vi as they head back to their house.

And we head off across the park to our house, glad for one more chance to play at the park before we go into hibernation...

Just Another Morning at our house

First let me pause in this blog to ask:

Have you drank your milk today?Where's your mustache?

Am I done now mom?
And here's Mr. Elliott doing 'Rock,Paper, Scissors' or something like that anyway.

(Does he not look like Curious George in the above picture?)

Giving me the 'I'm cute' look...

and the 'tolerating you' face...

and the 'I can be mad too' face.

Oh look, Kate just gave me a kitty!

Here's a ferocious squeeze for it. WHAT!?! Now a dolly?!?!
Boys aren't supposed to play with dollys

...but it is nice and soft and cuddly

Hey wait, are you taking pictures?

Maybe if I ignore mom she'll go away with that camera.

What? you're still there? Okay, here's one hug and then you better leave me alone.Now if you don't get this dolly offa me I'm gonna bite it!Don't say I didn't warn ya!

Meanwhile....

Kate is wearing her new winter hat backwards with her PJ's still on and acting like a wild child...Hopping around in circles with a few jumps and twirls thrown in.

Speaking of throwing, beware of sticking your head in the door of her house.

Intruders are welcomed by this...

DUCK QUICK!!The 'little Man' watching mommy in the kitchen...and Miss Kate helping mommy in the kithen.

And then its off for a walk to the park with La La.

These cousins seem so much alike sometimes. They both know what they want, are pretty tough kiddos, and can be very stubborn, and determined, but also love to laugh and have fun.

Here they are wanting the box of crackers I'm holding above them.
Miss Kate on the twisty slide

And here she comes flying off the end! :)

Elliott hanging out in the stroller all cozied up for the occasion...

Being his usual happy self.

And back home for the evening...

Kate teaching Elliott how to play with his toys. :)

Bye for now Ya'all

Summer fun & more Elliott pics (of course)

This weekend was Mr. Wise Guy's off Fri. so we went to the park for awhile in the afternoon. Miss Kate and I went wading in the lake to cool off since it was very hot out. When waves came in from passing boats it made Kate dizzy and she promptly fell over (this happened multiple times) so that is why she has no pants on. :) I had meant to bring spares but forgot. (as usual) The kids were exhausted by the time we got home. Miss Kate fell asleep eating her granola bar. I am loving this double stroller that The Sesters so graciously gave us. Both kids love to go out rollerblading and so do I. It improves Katelynns mood when she gets grumpy about the lack of fun times with mommy, cures Elliotts tummy bubbles since he finds the bumping along very soothing, and also boosts mommy's morale. (nothing like getting out for some fresh air and exercise after a stressful morning.) I love the fact that there is so much room to fit anything I need to bring along for extensive outings. Big Thanks to T & K.
Elliott watching mommy work in the kitchen.
Hanging on with his toes like a little monkey.
Gettin cozy.

Sleeping on daddy's pillow after he's gone to work. :) Happy thoughts after a full tummy.

something musta been funny. Bathtime!!!

Look at his big fat tummy!!!

showin how tall he is. :)

So many rolls. :D Miss Kate puttin' Elliott to bed. She has to make sure he has his binky before she goes to her bed.

And here comes the Grant County Fair.

Kate loved looking at all the animals in the show barns.
There were cows, pigs, sheep, lots of goats, lamas, bunnies, chickens, ducks,...I didn't get pics of everything, here are the few that I did take.

This little calf just sat there bawling away and Kate was very concerned about it.She offered her fingers to every single animal she saw...thankfully she came home with them all still in tact.

I really thought this duck would have snapped at her when she poked its bill.

She loves ducks, but I missed all the shots I wanted to get because my camera has a 3 second delay when the batteries are running low, and a toddler can do a lot in 3 seconds!!! :D The camera was also doing weird stuff with the lighting too.She found this goat very amusing because she would point at it and it would poke its nose out at her. Then she would clasp her hands together and giggle like it was just the funniest thing and they would do it all over again. I think the goats were her favorite because they were just as curious about her as she was about them.It reminded me of her petting zoo experience at the zoo this last spring.

Peering at the pygmy goats.

Poking the sheeps ears.

She loved this little goat. It was so cute!!!

She kept poking her finger in its mouth ..and my camera kept acting up.

At the petting zoo she ran around and around the pen chasing any goats that would run from her.

And so ended our evening at the fair.